Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Buffalo
Also known as:
Auburn
Year of Build:
1878
Rebuilt:
1. 1911, H. Baker;
Official Number:
3076
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Thomas Quayle and sons
Ownership Notes:
Allen, J., (1878); Western Transportation Company, (1878-1907); Rutler, J. H., (1884); Jewett, S. S., (1886); Spencer, H. R. l, (1909); Geller, Edward, (1921);
Master(s):
Condon, E., (1878); Drake, Jason, (1884-1886); Shea, Patrick, (1897);
Hull Dimensions
1878
Length: 258.8' Width/Beam: 35.9' Depth: 16.2'
Tonnage
1878
Gross: 1,762.85 Net: 1,662.40
Enrollments/Registration
August 19, 1878
   Port: Buffalo Number: 8 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 5-1-1884
View document online
May 1, 1884
   Port: Buffalo Number: 47 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-27-1886
View document online
March 27, 1886
   Port: Buffalo Number: 29 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-11-1897
View document online
March 11, 1897
   Port: Buffalo Number: 42 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-15-1899
March 15, 1899
   Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Name Changed
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Buffalo (1878-1899);
b. Propeller, Auburn (1899-1911);
c. Barge, Auburn (1911-1925);
Nationality:
American (1878-1925)
Chronology:

1. 12/3/1889, Lake Michigan, struck a bar outside piers, went ashore, scuttled and raised;

Notes
General notes:
Name changed on 3/15/1899;
She was abandoned at Marine City, in 1911;
Machinery: double steeple compound engine, 20-20-40x48, built 1878, by Globe Iron Works, Cleveland, Ohio; Boiler, fire Box, 8'x18', built by Globe Iron Works, Cleveland, Ohio;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio;
3. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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